On a mild, sunny day, in total contrast to the rain, cold, and misery of last year, the annual Inter-House cross-country race was held Tuesday last. The good weather and excellent running conditions obviously helped the spirit of the occasion, and there were many fine individual performances. As old Brentonians will remember, the course has undergone a number of changes over the years as a result of development in the area to the west of "B" field. This year, too, saw a new pathway incorporating gravel roads, forest tracts, and the usual steep hills, but starting and finishing, as usual, on the school playing field on Deloume Road. The results of the race are given below.

1.  Alex Mills
2. Jessica Lin
3. Marlee Hahn

1. Ryan Gallagher 
2. Brandon Diana
3. Jim Gordon

1.  Louise Hackett 
2.  Kim Jackson
3.  Amy Bensted

=1.  Connor Grimes
=1.  Brian Gosnell
3.    Charlie Ambrose

The results of the second Fabrications contest were announced last week. Each contest, open to all students in the school, seeks to promote student creative writing in various forms. The topic this time were for both poetry and prose was "wanderings".  Two of the winning poems are shown below.

Anna Smith (Grade 10)                           

Wanderings

In my wanderings, I have seen all that is and all that is not
I have seen the young grow old and the old grow feeble and the feeble slip away

I have felt the burn of acceptance and the comfort of contempt
I have felt the lash of tongue and the pelt of stones
I have felt the faith of the lonely and the loss of the sacred.

In my wanderings, I have seen the nothing that is everything in the everywhere
I have seen monarchs on parade keeping prophets on payroll

In the cold and dark the things will play
In the warmth of the noonday sun they shudder
In the open of fields they will rejoice and carry the tune
In the wild the things will dance the dance of a thousand evenings
In the city they shall crumble, for nothing can live without.

In my wanderings, I have seen the machine propagate and spread cancerous
I have seen many succumb to be splendorous

To think as one would, is to be free
To think as one should, is to wear shackles
To think as one needs, is to stop living
To think as one who has never thought before, is to be born anew.

In my wanderings, I have seen tin roof angels sing the song of those long forgotten
I have seen Mohammed in rags, screaming to the false messiah

One unshaped block can move the world
One thought can create an Eden
One idea can kill millions
One life is worth ten cents of gas on the American market.

  Vanessa Morcom (Grade 11)       

Speaking to all grades in the school in a special assembly on Saturday morning was well known artist and conservationist Robert Bateman. 

Based on the theme "Small is Beautiful", Mr. Bateman sought to stimulate students to be aware of their environmental responsibility, encouraging them to become active, on a personal basis, whenever possible. Each of the many slides of Mr. Bateman's paintings was associated with an anecdote or lesson to support his theme. The many questions that followed the presentation proved to be as equally interesting and, judging from the warm applause by the whole audience, the discussion was much appreciated by all.

Speaking to the Social Studies 11 class was local Liberal candidate Brian Kerr. Mr. Kerr explained the nomination process and electoral procedures, then participated in the Model Parliament which has been a feature of the course over the last week.

Mr. Kerr was rather magnanimous in claiming that he had learned a lot from the conduct of the students and the parliamentary process in general. 

To assist us in ascertaining numbers, please contact us via 
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if you are intending to come to any of the events.

Acting 12, directed by Keith Digby, presents two comedy/dramas.
      LES BELLES SOEURS and RUDE MECHANICALS-AND OTHERS Performances according to the schedule:
   Les Belles Soeurs on Wednesday, March 7, 8:00 p.m.
   Rude Mechanicals and Others on Thursday, March 8, 8:00 p.m.
   Rude Mechanicals and Others on Friday, March 9 at 2:30 p.m.
   Les Belles Soeurs on Friday, March 9, 8:00 p.m.
   Les Belles Soeurs on Saturday, March 10, 2:30 p.m.
   Rude Mechanicals and Others on Saturday, March 10, 8:00 p.m

Admission is by donation

Brentwood College Musical Theatre presents
          THE MERRY WIDOW 
in the Auditorium April 17th  through 21st.
Performances nightly at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets are $10, $8 for Seniors and Students

In the options block of the grade 8 timetable, students take a combination of Information Technology and drama. The drama class, taught by Ms. Kairn Ritchie, experiences a comprehensive program designed to build confidence, as well as skills, in the students. The first unit covered is designed to build trust in fellow classmates, the second unit covers movement (mine and movement to music), and the third unit focuses on voice and experimenting with sounds in relation to body movement.

The unit on voice finished this week with the class performing their version of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss as vehicle to demonstrate the skills acquired. Parents of local day students were invited to watch the performance.

The second annual Ross Cup High School Hockey Tournament took place last weekend at the Kerry Park Recreation Complex in Mill Bay. The tournament was attended by 12 teams from Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, and the Okanagan. Eight teams competed in the Senior Division and Four in the Junior Division.

The tournament was spread over three days and the 24 games produced some excellent hockey, with the champions proving to be the class of the tournament. The final standings for the two divisions were as follows:

The tournament is hosted and run by the students and staff of Brentwood College. Everyone involved showed outstanding spirit and co-operation, with dedicated and positive students looking after the scoring, timing, announcing, hosting, and even cleaning the dressing rooms. All of the teams commented on the positive and professional attitude of our students.

The Brentwood teams both played very well. Although the seniors did not progress to the medal round, they demonstrated a very positive attitude that would just not allow them to quit in any game. The highlight of the tournament for the seniors was a very strong comeback against the silver medal team that fell just a little short. Being down 3-1 the team rallied to tie the score early in the second period and continued to press hard but unfortunately lost by a narrow margin of 5-6.

The Junior division was more evenly balanced, but the class team was from Summerland, who went undefeated. 
The BCS Juniors played with heart and determination in all games and, in front of over 175 loud and supportive BCS fans, defeated St. Georges by a score of 4-2, a result which allowed them to progress to the Gold Medal game.

In acknowledging thanks to all who helped with the tournament, we would surely miss many by listing names, so, instead,  here are a few statistics:

Days Played 3, Games Played 24, Teams Involved 12, Players 221, Coaches 24, Sponsors 9, Timers 5, Scorers 5, Announcers 5, Dressing Room Attendants 6, Hosts / Hostesses 6, Medical Staff 4, Kitchen Staff 5, Programs Produced 300, Program Production Team 5, Advertising Staff 3, Switchboard Staff 3, Transportation Staff 5, Laundry Staff 4, Faculty Coverage 6, Accounting Staff 2, Duplicating Room 1, BCS Fan Support 175+

Thanks to you all for making it happen.

Mike Flynn, Coach               

Hockey photo credits: Vanessa Morcom and Paul Chiasson

The Senior team last week took on the staff in the annual grudge match and, for the first time ever, the staff was defeated by a score too lopsided to mention. It will be the Juniors turn this week and the teachers are convinced that they can get back in the win column.

Squash at Brentwood has always been a popular sport, no doubt due to the excellent facilities of three international-size squash courts. Our squash teams in the past have always enjoyed considerable success, and were winners of the ISA squash tournament for four consecutive years in the period 1993-1996.
 It would seem that the current squash group are ready to create another dynasty as both the junior and senior teams won their respective ISA tournaments over the weekend.

At Right: Captain Jorde Goethals 
                 with the ISA Trophy

Congratulations to Kim Jackson (Grade 12) who entered the Courtenay Half-Marathon over the weekend, coming first in the Under-17 age group and placing 10th overall out of the 400 competitors. 

The Senior Rugby club opened their 2001 season with a win over Ballenas by a score of 17-5. 

The Brentwood Rowing Club traveled to Elk Lake in Victoria this past weekend to participate in the first sprint regatta of the season. It was a very exciting weekend for all involved, with great results and interesting weather to make things just that much more challenging. All crews rowed well and the Club continues to show great promise for the upcoming term of racing. 

The results are as follows:

Also rowing this weekend was the masters rowing crews; Mr. Ganley, Mr. Curry, Mr. Wood, Mr. Vermagen, and Mr. Backer, with the following results:

Open Men’s 4x (quad): 4^th; Masters Men’s 2x: 4^th, 5^th; Masters Men’s 4x: (quad) 1^st, 4^th

Next up for the rowing club is the "Dueling Over A Grand" on April 8^th.

Debbie Sage (Coach)                  

It was with great zeal these girls undertook the learning of a new sport, as only three had played the game before. 

With Mr. Van Vliet and Marlee Hann to guide them, the team began a brief process of metamorphosis.  Dribble, pass, shoot, seemed easy enough, though the real objective was somewhat disguised.  "To have fun" seems a common enough goal, yet an elusive one if you feel embarrassed, defeated, or confused.  The team overcame all of these obstacles to hurdle themselves into the mid-Island tournament, and soon found themselves in the final against a very talented Gulf Islands team. Undaunted, they played like warrior-poets, and won the admiration of the crowd and -- most of all -- their coach.  

Every member of the team should be very proud and know that their futures, no matter at what endeavour, are extremely bright.

Tim Van Vliet (Coach)

Junior Basketball Photo Credits Adria Hahn   

Listed below are all the sports offered in the third term. For each sport, there is a brief description of the level of competition offered, of the equipment required and of the extra costs involved. Parental Permission is required for all sports with extra costs involved.

Each student is asked to select two sports (a first and second choice).